Flashlight



April 13, 1948.

- 0, SZANTAY FLASHLIGHT Filed Feb. 18, 1946 vides an extremely simpleconstruction which can be manufactured inexpensively and which caneasily be held in and controlled by one hand.

While one embodiment of the invention has been shown and described indetail, it is to be' on the body, a lamp mounted in the cap in aposition to engage the center terminal of a bat-1 tery in the body, aresilient contact strl'p in the cap connected to the lamp and extending4. A flashlight comprising a tubular body adapted to hold a battery, atubular cap fitting rotatably on the body, a transparent cover on theouter end of the cap, a reflector in the cap to carry a lamp in aposition to engage the cen ter terminal on a battery in the body, asupporting member fitting in the cap and engaging the reflector to holdit in the cap, an axially extending contact strip on the supportingmember extending into" the body toeng'a e the side of the battery," andan insulatingiflapex'tendi'ng inward from the side of the body to movethe strip away from the battery when the cap is turned to one position.

5. A flashlight comprising a tubular body 4 adapted to hold a battery, atubular cap fitting .rotatably onthebody, a transparent cover on intothe body and resiliently biased into engagement with the side of thebattery, and 'aninsulating flap extending inward from theside of.

the body to move the strip away from the battery when'the cap is turnedto oneposition.

2. A flashlight comprising a tubular body adapted to hold a battery, acap fitting rotatably on the body, a lamp mounted in the cap in aposition to engage the center terminal of a battery in the body, acontact strip in the cap connected to' the lamp and extendinginto thebody to engage the side of the battery, interehgaging parts on thecontact strip and the body to hold the cap against axial displacement onthe body while permitting rotation thereof, and aninsi lating flap onthe body extending inward from the side thereof to move the contactstrip away from the battery when the cap is vturned to one. position.

3; A flashlight comprising a tubular body adapted to hold a battery, acap fitting. rotatably on the body, a lamp mounted in the cap in aposition to engage the center terminal of a.

battery in the body, a contact strip in the cap connected to the lam andextending into the body to engage the side of the battery, the bodyhaving a circumferentially extending groove on its interior, the striphaving a projection thereon to fit into the groove to-hold the capagainst axial displacement on the body, and'an insulating flap extendinginward from the side of the body to move the strip away from the batterywhen the cap is turned to one position.

the outer end of the cap, a reflector in the cap to carry fa lamp in aposition to engage the center terminal on a battery in the body, asupporting member fittinginthe cap and engaging the refiectonto hold itin the cap, an axially extending contact strip on the supporting memberextending into the body to engage the side of the battery, the bodyhaving a circumferentially extending groove on its interior, the striphaving a projection thereon to fit into the groove to hold the capagainst axial displacement on the body, and an insulating flap extendinginward from the side of the body to move the strip away from thebatterywhen the cap is turned to one position. I j

.. DANIEL SZANTAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

' I UNITED STATES PATENTS Germany Sept; 28, 1933

